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Collections

By Topic

library By Topic-Total, General, Philosophy, Religion, 사회과학, 자연과학, 기술과학, Art, Language, Literature, History
Total General Philosophy Religion Social
Sciences		 Natural
Sciences		 Technology
Sciences		 Art Language Literature History
570,840 27,348 27,544 12,655 182,017 16,446 82,114 41,796 12,851 125,443 42,611

(As of Feb 29, 2024, Unit: items)

도서관 주제별 자료 현황-Total, General, Philosophy, Religion, Social Sciences, Natural Sciences, Technology Sciences, Art, Language, Literature, History
Total 570,840
General 27,348
Philosophy 27,544
Religion 12,655
Social Sciences 182,017
Natural Sciences 16,446
Technology Sciences 82,114
Art 41,796
Language 12,851
Literature 125,443
History 42,611

(As of Feb 29, 2024, Unit: Items)

By Collection

By Collection-Total, General, Seoul Collections (Administrative Materials), Global Collections, Disability Collections, Digital Collections
Total General Collections Seoul Document Collections
(Administrative Materials)		 Global Collections Disability Collections Digital Collections
570,840 361,553 131,981 45,472 14,892 16,942
By Collection - Total, General, Seoul Collections (Administrative Materials), Global Collections, Disability Collections, Digital Collections
Total 570,840
General 361,553
Seoul Collections
(Administrative Materials)		 131,981
Global Collections 45,472
Disability Collections 14,892
Digital Collections 16,942

(As of Feb 29, 2024, Unit: Items)

By Country

By Country - Sort, General Books, Nonbooks(DVD (Discs), Audio Books), Periodicals, Electronic Materials(Academic DB, E-Book, Audio Books)
Sort General Books Nonbooks Periodicals Electronic Materials
DVD (Discs) Audio Books Academic DB E-Book Audio Books
Total 547,701 17,573 5,566 410 7 33,085 5,566
Domestic 490,820 12,950 3,612 359 7 29,605 3,539
Foreign 56,881 4,623 1,954 51 - 3,480 -
By Country - Sort, General Books, Nonbooks(DVD (Discs), Audio Books), Periodicals, Electronic Materials(Academic DB, E-Book, Audio Books)
Foreign Sort General Books Nonbooks Periodicals Electronic Materials
Total 600,178
General Books 547,701 490,820 56,881
Nonbooks DVD (Discs) 17,573 12,950 4,623
Audio Books 5,566 3,612 1,954
Periodicals 410 359 51
Academic DB 7 7 -
E-Book 33,085 29,605 3,480
Audio Books 5,566 3,612 1,954

(As of Feb 29, 2024, Unit: Items)

By Language

By Language- Total, Russian, English, Tagalog, Japanese, Mongolian, Chinese, Thai, French, Khmer, German, Vietnamese, Spanish, Indonesian, Uzbek, Others
Total Russian English Tagalog Japanese Mongolian Chinese Thai
56,898 501 32,258 226 8,086 463 4,537 628
French Khmer German Vietnamese Spanish Indonesian Uzbek Others
1,221 367 1,524 933 573 332 207 5,042

(As of Feb 29, 2024, Unit: items)

By Language- Total, Russian, English, Tagalog, Japanese, Mongolian, Chinese, Thai, French, Khmer, German, Vietnamese, Spanish, Indonesian, Uzbek, Others
Total Russian English Tagalog Japanese Mongolian Chinese Thai
56,898 501 32,258 226 8,086 463 4,537 628
French Khmer German Vietnamese Spanish Indonesian Uzbek Others
1,221 367 1,524 933 573 332 207 5,042

Increase in Number of Books by Year

Seoul Metropolitan Library Collection (Books) Number of Books by Year 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 0 200,000 400,000 600,000
Increase in Number of Books by Year
Year Number of Books by Year
2012 199,030
2013 239,568
2014 290,132
2015 340,381
2016 384,990
2017 402,345
2018 427,369
2019 452,583
2020 485,012
2021 514,625
2022 543,916